Post by tino June 8, 2009 (171 of 290)
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Post by Karlosak June 8, 2009 (172 of 290)
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Thanks for the pictures, much welcomed! I modded my SCD-XA3000ES with TentClock, ZapFilter, schottky diodes and black gate caps in PSU. The sound is phenomenal and wasn't expensive (ca. $500).
The same mods look like obvious candidates even for the XA5400ES. I'm slightly worried about the analog board under the digital though. It could be quite challenging to mount some external analog section there.
However, do get the service manual for your XA5400ES. It helps in identifying all the missing parts.
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Post by tino June 8, 2009 (173 of 290)
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Karlosak said:
Thanks for the pictures, much welcomed! I modded my SCD-XA3000ES with TentClock, ZapFilter, schottky diodes and black gate caps in PSU. The sound is phenomenal and wasn't expensive (ca. $500).
The same mods look like obvious candidates even for the XA5400ES. I'm slightly worried about the analog board under the digital though. It could be quite challenging to mount some external analog section there.
However, do get the service manual for your XA5400ES. It helps in identifying all the missing parts.
Dear Karlosak,
if possible, I would like to have more details of your "sound-very-interesting- mods and on what you feel where the most improtant.
Yes, I also think that it will be hard to add external parts, while it should be easier upgrade parts (e.g. caps) in the same board or simply do design a replacing board (if someone have the ability to do it for the DIY market).
I don't really know where I can get the service manual (I have the "user" manual,
which don't says nothing useful): do you have any help on how to get it?
Ciao!
Tino
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Post by Gigi June 8, 2009 (174 of 290)
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Dear Tino,
could you give me information about where you purchased sony 5400 considering this product is not available for italy.
Thank you very much
luigi
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Post by tino June 8, 2009 (175 of 290)
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Post by Gigi June 8, 2009 (176 of 290)
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Thank you very much
Tino
Ciao
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Post by junchoon June 8, 2009 (177 of 290)
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Post by Karlosak June 9, 2009 (178 of 290)
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tino said:
Dear Karlosak,
if possible, I would like to have more details of your "sound-very-interesting- mods and on what you feel where the most improtant.
Yes, I also think that it will be hard to add external parts, while it should be easier upgrade parts (e.g. caps) in the same board or simply do design a replacing board (if someone have the ability to do it for the DIY market).
I don't really know where I can get the service manual (I have the "user" manual,
which don't says nothing useful): do you have any help on how to get it?
Ciao!
Tino
Dear Tino,
regarding my mods and the service manual - please send me an e-mail, it's listed in my profile.
Regards,
Karel
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Karlosak said:
Dear Tino,
regarding my mods and the service manual - please send me an e-mail, it's listed in my profile.
Regards,
Karel
The downside of mods is that they void the warranty, which on the 5400ES, is 5 years parts and labor.
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Post by tino June 9, 2009 (180 of 290)
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Cherubino said:
The downside of mods is that they void the warranty, which on the 5400ES, is 5 years parts and labor.
Sorry Cherubino, how do you know that the warranty is 5 years?
I have unsuccessfully tried to register my Sony SCD-XA5400ES on the Sony-europe web site http://mysony.sony-europe.com/MySony. I was not able to register this product, because it is not available in the list of Super Audio CD player (where I can find only the XA9000ES and some cheaper models). Being unavailable to pick the right model, I was not able to fill the serial number and date of purchase fields.
I don't understand if the registration is necessary for the warranty...
BTW, the retail who sent me the unit, at the phone told me that the Sony Europe
warranty is 2 years, but I never read that anywhere.
Tino
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